I'm in Eastern Ontario as well and dead in the water too..... I received a few emails this morning around 11am OTA, but have had nothing since. Was talking with a friend around 10:30 last night when all messages stopped going thru on BBM

Things Slowly Starting To Improve With BlackBerry Service

Things are slowly starting to improve around the world as users are starting to see seed improvements while messaging. The following is the latest statement from RIM regarding this disaster:

Wednesday 12th October – 23:30 (GMT-5)
In Europe, Middle East, India and Africa, we are seeing a significant increase in service levels. Service levels are also progressing well in the U.S., Canada and Latin America and we are seeing increased traffic throughput on most services, although there are still some delays and services levels may still vary amongst customers. Our global teams are continuing to work as quickly as possible to restore full and consistent service across all regions.

Please continue to let us know if you are still experiencing problems.